New Data Show Decrease in NYC School Suspensions, But Next Mayor Still Has Work to Do

11.01.2013 | The drop in suspension numbers is encouraging. However, we remain troubled by the disproportionate number of suspensions served by students of color and students with disabilities. Though the overall numbers have gone down, the rate at which students of color are suspended has not, and the rate at which students with disabilities are suspended has actually increased. This stubborn disproportionality is especially troubling in light of the DOE’s ongoing systemic failure to provide students with disabilities the behavioral supports they need and are entitled to under federal law. Read full statement released by the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York, a coalition of students, parents, advocates and educators of which Advocates for Children is a member.